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Inside Art Saves, experience the stories of 20 artists who found that artistic expression and the artistic process is worth living for. Whether you are a calligraphy/graffiti artist like Lisa Engelbrecht, a metal artist like Michael DeMeng, or digital collage artist like Susan Tuttle, art has a way of giving you beauty, meaning, spiritual richness, community... even salvation.
The stories in this book come from every medium, because the power of the creative process can be found everywhere.
Hear from:
- Drew Emborsky, a crochet artist, provides comfort through his creations by donating his work to hospitals and shelters.
- Rebecca Sower puts craft materialsand hopeinto the hands of Haitian women through Haiti By Hand.
- Marie French who, through art, creates personal miracles of healing.
- Suzi Blu, who discovered the real, therapeutic effect of art-making, shows you many simple, effective ways you can give back.
INSIDE ART SAVES, YOULL ALSO FIND:
- Mixed media techniques and projects. Throughout the book youll find practical ideas to put you on the art-making path. Karen Michel shares instructions on creating prayer flags, Lynn Whipple shows you how to construct a permission plaque, Susannah Conway gives advice on revealing the soul of a place though inspired photography.
- Inspired Lessons. Each artist lists the lessons they have learned about living life artfully.
- When the Going Gets Tough... Sidebars suggest ways you can remain strong, even when things get challenging. Hear how different artists deal with difficulty head-on.
- In the artists own words... Advice and wisdom shared directly from each artist to you. The act of art-making is an act of life. So thread a needle, lift a paintbrush, put pencil to paper, focus the camerafind salvation.
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Art Saves
STORIES, INSPIRATION AND
PROMPTS SHARING
THE POWER OF ART
Jenny Doh
Art Saves Copyright 2011 by Jenny Doh. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati OH, 45236. (800) 289-0963. First Edition.
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Art Saves: Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art by Jenny Doh. ISBN-13: 978-1-4403-0906-9
ISBN-10:1-4403-0906-X
Editors: Jenny Doh and Sarah Meehan
Designer: Julie Tietsort
Production Coordinator: Greg Nock
Photographer: Cynthia Shaffer
Editors: Jenny Doh and Sarah Meehan Designer: Julie Tietsort
Production Coordinator: Greg Nock
Photographer: Cynthia Shaffer
METRIC CONVERSION CHART
I dedicate this book to all of my former and future teachers of art and music. I thank them for demonstrating that even when we feel totally lost, we can find our way back through the creative process.
Tonia Davenport listened to the concept for Art Saves and understood it deeply and immediately. Vanessa Lymans valuable feedback helped strengthen the overall narrative of the entire book. Ronson Slagles design-related support made the production of this work a strong and cohesive process. Tonia, Vanessa, Ronson, and the entire team at F+W Media and North Light Books: I am indebted for all of your support. Thank you.
Sarah Meehan, Julie Tietsort, Cynthia Shaffer, Gerardo Mouet, Monica Mouet, and Andrew Mouet were the ones closest to me throughout this project and I am grateful for their talent, time, dedication, and love. Thank you.
Jenny Doh is president and founder of www.crescendoh.com, an online community that features stories about the power of art. Jenny is former Editor-in-Chief of Somerset Studio and its many sister publications. Prior to publishing, she worked as a social worker in the field of public child welfare. Aside from work, Jenny values spending time and sharing lots of laughter with her husband, daughter, and son, in the city that they love most: Santa Ana, California.
Ill never forget my grandmother teaching me how to knit as a young girl. She was truly a master knitter who could conceptualize a pattern in her head, and in almost no time create a beautiful knitted garment.
As she was teaching me how to knit, I remember one day asking her why she knit. It was a moment when I thought I had asked her to explain to me the secret to life. Her response was given with a knowing smile as she explained that the process of knitting made her happy. The act of knitting (as opposed to the final knitted object) brought her happiness. What a concept.
This simple truth that my grandmother explained to me years ago is something that the contributing artists who have convened for this book, Art Saves, profoundly understand. Each of the contributors are master creators in their respective fields from mixed-media, altered art, photography, art quilting, art jewelry, crochet, lettering arts, and digital arts. They are: Kelly Rae Roberts, Lynn Whipple, Susannah Conway, Robert Dancik, Karen Michel, Rebecca Sower, Michael deMeng, Sarah Hodsdon, Suzi Blu, Stephanie Lee, Susanna Gordon, Marie French, Susan Tuttle, Lisa Engelbrecht, Jette Clover, Melody Ross, Christine Mason Miller, LK Ludwig, Drew Emborsky, and yours truly.
As you read through this book, you will find that many of the artists offer the how, in terms of the stellar projects that they teach through the presentation of beautiful photographs and well-written instructions. More importantly, what all of the artists offer is to go beyond the how and explain the unique circumstances that they have experienced, in order to get to the universal why which is that through the creative process, we not only find happiness, but also we find meaning, hope, and a way to connect to ourselves and to others.
The contributors also offer compelling Pay it Forward ideas. These thoughts are written in each artists words, and they challenge us to think beyond ourselves, nudging us to widen the circle of creativity and invite others to experience and understand the significance of the creative process and how indeed, art saves.
Jenny Doh
Possibilitarian
Sometimes, in order to become who you are destined to be, you need to push aside all the self-doubt, all the fear, and courageously embrace the power of putting pen to paper, brush to canvas, and dreams into tangible plans. This is exactly what Kelly Rae Roberts did as she found ways of thinking big, and simultaneously disciplining herself to take small and methodical steps toward success. Her story demonstrates that art is faithful to those who remain determined and work hard.
Professional training is not a prerequisite for being an artist.
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